i am visiting the Des Moines area again this year. i am looking to play some new courses i didnt get to play the last time i was in town. i plan on playing ewing park and pickard park for sure. im thinking about going to lions park, lewis, gateway and stable run. walnut ridge is a course i really want to play as well but i hear it is closed for the season, the last time i was in town i heard you could park somewhere and walk into the park. is this true? if so i would like to play that course. if anyone is willing to be a guide at any of these courses let me know. i am a advanced level player wanting to see the best course you have in the area. also if there are any courses on my list that are not woth going to see let me know.

plan on being in town by late thursday march 10th... i want to play walnut ridge friday around 9:30-10:00 am... if anyone is intrested to guide me around , send me a pm...i think i know where to park to get in...plan on going to ewing early saturday morning...8:30 then go to pickard after that.

ok ..so friday 930-1000am plan on playing walnut ridge, saturday, plan on going to lions and then lewis park starting at 8:00am...sunday ewing at 8:00am then to pickard at 930-1000am. monday might goto ankeny or boone...800am ....will give time for monday when i get to town

Good luck with that timing, if I'm not mistaken Ewing takes more time than that to play. The drive always seems like a half hour but that may be my slow driving or stopping for a refreshment along the way.

ewing will take 1.5 to 2hrs if u have real small group like 1 or two pickard expect 3 hrs poss two of the greatest courses we have tho i would leave akeny off your sched its not bad but wasting trip time in my opinion